What car should a vicar have?

[chillitt]

Toyota Verso. Ideal for ferrying the old folks about.

[hilldweller]

A hearse.

To supplement that stipend.


I wonder who is old enough to appreciate this...............

Your new business card......

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The Priest

Have hearse, will travel.

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[G.P]

An old Rover with some Mint Imperials in the glove box.

My uncle was a Catholic priest and used to mainly Drive old Rovers - these ol P4s were my favourite



Most modern one he had was a 3500

[Taipan]

I'm sure Jesus said he wanted you to have a Sunbeam, or something like that...

[G.P]

I'm sure Jesus said he wanted you to have a Sunbeam, or something like that...

Yeah but the word "Rapier" could be misconstrued so probably not wise

[the_priest]

I bought this! 29K on the clocks, FSH, basic model so less to go wrong. Has space enough, is spotless inside and out, good tyres all round, smooth gears and engine. Full tank of fuel when I collected it. Sitting neatly in the garage! Very pleased it fits, and only just too! May add Cruise Control as that is a fairly simple enough job, but that is not absolutely necessary. 2011 1.4TSI, 6 Speed box and Massive Boot!

[KungFooBob]

What do you call a Skoda with a sunroof?

A skip!

[the_priest]

What do you call a Skoda with a sunroof?

A skip!

Ha! I had one of those before, a Felicia. It had a sunroof and it was pretty much a skip!

The Octavia is aces though and best car We have had in a long time. It has paupered us to buy it, but I'm flogging the Corolla Verso now and that will bring some money back into the fold.

[KungFooBob]

I used to know loads of Skoda (and Lada) jokes when I was a kid, since the Volkswagon AG buyout they've not been used so much.

I've heard some horror stories about the early 1.2 and 1.4 TSI's, hopefully yours is a good'un.

EDIT:

D'oh, it's an FSI not a TSI, should go for ever then... just not very quickly

[Skub]

Make sure it has a heated rear window to keep your hands warm when pushing it.

[the_priest]

I used to know loads of Skoda (and Lada) jokes when I was a kid, since the Volkswagon AG buyout they've not been used so much.

I've heard some horror stories about the early 1.2 and 1.4 TSI's, hopefully yours is a good'un.

EDIT:

D'oh, it's an FSI not a TSI, should go for ever then... just not very quickly

My typo. TSI, not FSI. It does have a six month guarantee thing on it and I will be doing a couple of longer trips, so if anything does go wrong, it should be covered.

[Bigjawa]

I used to know loads of Skoda (and Lada) jokes when I was a kid, since the Volkswagon AG buyout they've not been used so much.

I've heard some horror stories about the early 1.2 and 1.4 TSI's, hopefully yours is a good'un.

EDIT:

D'oh, it's an FSI not a TSI, should go for ever then... just not very quickly

I've a 1.2 TSi, it's a belter of an engine. It's the later one with the cam belt though.

[Wossname]

A specially selected religious joke:

Q: What do you call a Skoda on the top of a hill?

A: It's a miracle!

[hawker]

Phantom? Or Silver Ghost??

[wheelnut]

I once took my car in for a service and ran over the vicar.

[Bigjawa]

Although he was mostly chauffeured about, Ian Paisley had a Toyota Celica for his own car.

[the_priest]

I once took my car in for a service and ran over the vicar.

Remind me to steer clear of you!

Silver Ghost is the best suggestion so far! Far superior to my Octavia. Talking of which the car returns nearly 50mpg on longer drives with aircon on and at prevailing speed limits. Rather pleased with that. Handles nicely enough and has loads of space. We still had space after my wife panic packed for a week away, which usually includes clothing for all natural disaster scenarios....

[JackyJoll]

or a Morris Minor

Yeah something you can crucifix at the side of the road.